Thursday, December 8, 2011
T H E A T R E
- La Vie en Rose et Noir @ Megaron
The life of legendary French singer Edith Piaf is presented through a musical-theatrical production titled Une Vie en Rose et Noir, at the Athens Concert Hall, on December 9.
A story filled with desire, romance, tragedy and, of course, immortal songs, based on the life of this great singer. With Nathalie Lhermitte and accordionist Aurelien Noël.
M U S I C
- Savina Yannatou & Maria João @ Half Note
Two leading female voices of contemporary music, Savina Yannatou and Maria João, meet on stage in a performance that covers a wide musical range, at the Half Note Jazz Club on December 7-12.
Maria João - an artist with a global presence in major Concert Halls of the world – has been dubbed "Vocal Queen of Portugal" and is inspired by the Portuguese and African tradition.
Savina Yannatou, one of Greece’s leading female voices has had a tremendous journey in singing from Renaissance and medieval music to traditional as well Mediterranean rhythms, bringing in an experimental element and strong multicultural influnces.
D A N C E
- DV8 Physical Theatre @ Onassis Centre
The internationally-celebrated DV8 Physical Theatre company and the award-winning Lloyd Newson visit Greece for the first time with their new work which premiered this summer in Australia. The new documentary-style dance-theatre production titled Can we talk about this? which uses real-life interviews and archive footage, is on at the Onassis Cultural Centre from December 8 to 11.
E X H I B I T I O N
- Contemporary Art from the Muzeum Kresow
The Hellenic American Union is hosting until December 20 an exhibition featuring artwork from the Muzeum Kresow collection, which consists of the award-winning works from the Triennale organized every three years by the Muzeum and retained in its collection.
The works are predominantly minimalist in style, with often austere geometric or exceptionally abstract forms. The exhibition is presented with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Athens on the occasion of the cultural programme of the Polish E.U. Presidency.
